Instant Pot Smart is a Bluetooth® enabled smartcooker which lets you program complex cooking steps in recipe scripts on your smartphone/tablet and execute on the cooker wirelessly.

How do I download the “Instant Pot Smart Cooker” iOS or Android app?

The iOS app supports iPhone 4S/5/5C/5S/6/6 Plus, iPad 3/4/Air/Air2, iPad mini/mini 2/mini 3, iPod touch 5 or later, running iOS7 or later. The Android version is available on Google Play Store, tested on Samsung Galaxy S3/S4/S5/Tab4 7″ & 10″, running Android 4.3 or later. You can also download the Android app from here. We are updating our apps regularly with new recipes and functions. Please follow the updates. The current design is smartphone based. We are also working on an iPad/tablet version of the app. If you find problems, please report the bug to dev@instantpot.us. There are three ways to install the Smart Cooker app.

Scan the QR code on the right. It takes you directly to iTunes App Store or Google Play store depending on the type of your mobile device.

Where do I find the specifications for Instant Pot Smart?

Is Instant Pot Smart secure?

The simple answer is Yes. In order to control and monitor Instant Pot Smart over Bluetooth, you need to pair the cooker with your smartphone/tablet. You can only do so when having physical access to the cooker. Once pairing is done, all communication are over a secured connection. If someone else pairs up their device with your cooker, the Smart Cooker app notifies you. You can choose to erase all unauthorized pairings and terminate their access.

Where can I download additional recipe scripts for Instant Pot Smart?

Laura Pazzaglia has started creating a collection of Instant Pot Smart recipe scripts. You can find it here: http://www.hippressurecooking.com/category/smartcooker/ More Instant Pot Smart recipes will be available on the web. We’ll update this page when more website offer Instant Pot Smart recipe scripts.

Can you set this pot to start from another place such as your work place ?

The design objective of Instant Pot Smart is not to turn it on and off remotely. The objective is to allow tailor made the cooking program for each recipe to achieve perfect result. So you cannot set the cooker from your work place. You need to be around the cooker within 30~45 ft (10~15m).

Does the temperature on this model go down to 68°F/20°C ?

Yes, the temperature can be set to 68°F or 20°C. But the room temperature needs to be lower for this to work.

Can Instant Pot Smart cook Sous Vide?

Instant Pot Smart can support limited sous vide cooking when food materials are not too sensitive to temperature. You need to use our Smart Cooker app to do so. Due to the fact that the thermometer is at the bottom of the inner pot, the detected temperature inside the inner pot is an approximation. Calibration is needed. We did many experiments. With the same volume of water in the inner pot, the temperature can be maintained consistently within +/- 1°C between each runs. The process of calibration is to set a temperature on the app, say 60°C, for a fix volume of water, run the program, measure the temperature with a thermometer, e.g. getting a 63°C reading, then modify the program to set target temperature to 57°C. For the same volume of water, the new program will be able to maintain the temperature at 60°C +/- 1°C.

I live in the UK and I’ve been waiting for the release of the Instant Pot Smart (bluetooth) for around 2 years. The seller on Amazon keep mentioning that it will be released soon, and then they push back the date. I refuse to buy the version of Instant Pot preceeding the bluetooth one. Looks like I will never own an Instant Pot.

Can you please tell me when this bluetooth version will be available in Europe? Instant pot UK keeps telling me it will be released next year, but I have been waiting now since 2014!!! and now they say it maybe released 2017 :-(( Why does this take soooo long? I would be very happy to buy the 110V version, but you won’t ship internationally
Please HELP!!!!

I would really love to know this as well! I’ve been eyeing the bluetooth version but it’s just too much trouble to convert the voltage to EU standard. Please keep us updated on when the EU version will be available! Thank you!

Hi Jack, Being the first in the world, the app has grown since initial release, and undergone many recent upgrades. It now offers pics and shopping lists. There are a growing number of recipe scripts available for free download, here is a link for you: http://www.hippressurecooking.com/category/smartcooker/

When will the Iphone app be updated to correct the error showing low pressure when really on high?

It would also be nice to be able to sort recipes in alphabetical order, delete unwanted preprogrammed recipes, and add notes and/or an actual recipe. Yes, we can write a program script, but the app could be so much better with some updates and additions.

My wife and I have been shopping around for a replacement for our slow cooker, and were pleased to see the newer options these days for multi-cookers that include pressure cooker functionality. We really appreciate the stainless steel construction on the instant pots and would love to hear more about:

(1) When the android version of the app is released, and
(2) The model/availability of the revised version of the SMART.

Pretty sure I’m buying a SMART v2 in May now, just need to ensure I get one that works with the technology in my house (android), and wonder what the new SMART features will be? Is it bigger?

Sorry for the double post, but I think I found my own answers on Laura’s site (http://www.hippressurecooking.com/ipsmart/). Seems the IP-SMART update is purely to add new functions via firmware (like a cool down), and these updated versions are slated to ship April 30th under pre-orders… I just finished pre-ordering mine (with the $60 discount) from the IP Shop!

Volkano Reply:June 6th, 2015 at 5:19 pm

I am wondering what the hold up is on the Android App. I purchased the Instant Pot Smart last Nov and was told then before year end. If you follow these posts it just keeps getting pushed back it’s now June no update. There are far more Android Users than Apple so not sure why you are not spending more time to launch this app. I am overall happy with the Instant Pot but it is overpriced if it’s main functionality is not being utilized. I also am wondering since you are lauching v2 is there a way to update the earlier Instant Pots to the v2 firmware?

Hi Volkano, we share your frustration, and did not anticipate this delay. It turns out that being the first in the world has unforeseeable complications, this has proven to be one. Also, it sounds like you may not be aware of the recall yet, so please check our blog post– all IP-Smart models will be getting the upgrade by being replaced, since we have found a risk of electrical shock from a newly designed thermal probe. This has been fixed, and new ones should begin shipping in about a month or so.

Two questions. Is the temperature setting variable? I know you can set it for making yogurt, but can you adjust the temperature for other types of fermentation? Second question. Is the pot stainless steel or ceramic or something with a non-stick surface? What about the lid; what is it made of? I assume I could use it to pressure cook brown rice. I know I could make yogurt with it, but I don’t eat dairy, but I do like to make other fermented products, like natto and amazake for instance.

I want to try to ferment a batter (rice and legumes) for a traditional south indian dish called idli. Have you (or anyone else seeing this post) figured out how to program low-temperature fermentation on the instant pot?

Hi Nita, You may find what you need in the pre-sets as well. Does idli require an 88f+/- temp range? If the 88F range is adequate you may use the “Less” Setting found in the “Yogurt” pre-set program. If a different temp range is required, please let us know, as the Smart has nearly unlimited range of food-prep temperature range programming capabilities. .

Janice, oh of course! Store bought stuff is generally lower quality than what we can make at home, so I generally make idli dough myself when the craving hits. Normally, I stick the batter in the oven with the oven light on, but if the instant pot can maintain a temp range, that should work. My only issue is that idli ferments and rises from wild yeast in the environment; without that fermentation, you would have gummy idli. Im worried that the airtight, new instant pot that I just bought may actually not allow any wild yeast in for the Idli to ferment. Unlike yogurt, I don’t have an existing batch I can use as a starter. Going to try tomorrow, so will find out…

K Reply:October 1st, 2016 at 10:49 am

Hi – Nita, did you try fermenting idli with the low setting? How many hours did it take? Did it work?

Sindhu Reply:July 17th, 2016 at 11:14 pm

HI Nita .. Just came across ur post while searching this forum. I recently got the IP and was wondering if we can indeed ferment idli batter using the yogurt settings. Were u able to do it ? It wud be great help. Thanks !

Hi, I’m using the new iPot and love it! Writing scripts yourself with the app has added a bit of fun to the cooking process.
Question – the current version of the app does not allow me to post publicly my scripts, right? (I don’t mean the Share function where I can send to individuals).
I see about half a dozen default recipes in my app, but this would be much more exciting if you allow individuals to CJ tribute, and to leave comments too!
Thanks and good work.

I’ve placed my order and downloaded the app to my iphone. Where is the capability of adding my own personal recipe that I’ve created? …How do I add my ingredient list, the instructions? Am I only capable of adding a script to a title? Or using the provided recipes? I sure hope not…

Will the capability of downloading the recipes that go with the scripts be present in the next version also? Or the capability of entering recipes from the web without having to type them out? As a new Smart Pot owner I would love to hear about what the improvements will be made in the upcoming version. Thanks

Controlling the beeping in built-in program can not be done in the iPot to be released. The sound can be controlled in the DIY recipe scripts. Nevertheless, the beeping is significantly muffled in iPot. We’ll add this feature for built-in programs in the next release.

When will the “iPot” be available? This will not only be my first time using your products, but my first time using a pressure cooker, so I am interested in purchasing it right away… if the price is right.